Quincy,Josiah

Quincy,Josiah
Quin·cy (kwĭnʹzē, -sē), Josiah. 1744-1775.
American Revolutionary patriot who traveled to England to present the colonists' grievances (1774-1775). His son Josiah (1772-1864) was a U.S. representative from Massachusetts (1804-1813) who opposed involvement in the War of 1812 and served as mayor of Boston (1823-1829) and president of Harvard University (1829-1845).

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  • Josiah Johnson Hawes — (ca.1845–1850) Josiah Johnson Hawes (* 1808 in East Sudbury (heute Wayland), Massachusetts; † 1901 in Boston) war ein US amerikanischer Fotopionier. Er und sein Partner …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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